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18 Years to Build a Mandolin

March 7, 2022 dflood Uncategorized

I know I’m a procrastinator but this was ridiculous! I started this in the winter of 2004 and finally got[…]

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Making a Planting Dibble on the Lathe

February 11, 2022 dflood Uncategorized

Simple planting dibbles make useful gifts for gardening friends. These ones are made from Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis).

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Lathe Birds

January 28, 2022 dflood Uncategorized

Making bird toys and ornaments on the lathe using laminations of contrasting wood. Below are the basic dimensions of the[…]

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Making Dovetail Bowls

January 28, 2022 dflood Uncategorized

I was intrigued with this method of making a ‘bowl from a board’. It’s the most economical use of materials,[…]

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Infinity Enclosure

Onefinity Journeyman X-50 Enclosure

January 28, 2022 dflood Uncategorized

I decided to get a CNC router, and looking around for something that combined the best combination of price, quality[…]

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The Mist Covered Mountains

December 9, 2018 dflood Coastwood Music

I’ve been making and playing music of one kind or another all my life. When I was around four or[…]

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Pacific Red Alder – Kitchen Cabinets

May 8, 2018 dflood Woodworking

Nearly a decade after starting this project it is finally finished (well almost finished). I originally built the 3/4″ birch[…]

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Full Inlay Cutting Board

March 29, 2017 dflood Woodworking

I made a couple of these cutting boards as Christmas presents after reading a great article by Scott Lewis in Fine[…]

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Glass Topped Deck Table

March 26, 2017 dflood Uncategorized

A generous neighbour offered me a free glass table top, 44 inches square and 3/4″ thick. All it needed was[…]

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A Good Shellacking

March 26, 2017 dflood Woodworking

Could there be a better way to kick off a new blog than an article about bug crap? I don’t[…]

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